many

Significado

Det

1. An indefinite large number of.
2. Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.

Pron

An indefinite large number of people or things.

Noun

1. A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
2. A considerable number.

Adj

Existing in large number; numerous.

Con guión como

ma‧ny

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɛni/

Etimología

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“some, much, many”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots mony (“many”), North Frisian manag, manig, mäning (“many”), Saterland Frisian monig, moonich (“many”), West Frisian mannich, mennich (“some, many”), Dutch menig (“many”), Low German männig (“many”), German manch, mannig- (“many, some”), Old Norse mangr, Norwegian mang, Swedish mången, Danish mangen, French maint (“many”), Russian мно́гий (mnógij), Serbo-Croatian and Polish mnogi, Czech mnohý, Scottish Gaelic minig
The noun is from Middle English manye, *menye, from Old English manigeo, menigu (“company, multitude, host”), from Proto-West Germanic *managu, *managī, from Proto-Germanic *managō, *managį̄ (“multitude”), from the same root as the determiner. Cognate with Middle Low German menige, menie, menje (“multitude”), Russian много (mnogo), Serbo-Croatian mnogo.

Oraciones

How many people work here ?

¿Cuántas personas trabajan aquí?

The second plane was flown many times by himself and others .

El segundo avión fue volado muchas veces por él mismo y otros.

It was a tent like many at the oasis .

Era una tienda de campaña como muchos en el oasis.

The exact shape of the cavity is often dependent on how many lamps are used .

La forma exacta de la cavidad a menudo depende de cuántas lámparas se usan.

Weakness in the hands and forearms occurs in many people as the disease progresses .

La debilidad en las manos y los antebrazos ocurre en muchas personas a medida que avanza la enfermedad.

For many years , the town's economy was centered on textile manufacturing .

Durante muchos años, la economía de la ciudad se centró en la fabricación textil.

Like many of Smith's publications , it was dictated to a scribe .

Al igual que muchas de las publicaciones de Smith, fue dictada a un escriba.

Transistors have replaced relays in many scopes of application since their invention .

Los transistores han reemplazado a los relés en muchos ámbitos de aplicación desde su invención.